Detail of the sculpture Dusk and Dawn
Among his commisions at San Lorenzo in Florence, Michelangelo designed the interior of the tomb of Lorenzo II de Medici.
The author stands in front of the sculptures, Dusk (figure on left) and Dawn (figure on right), and the seated figure of Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke of Urbino, for whose tomb these sculptures were created.
In an alcove behind the altar, Michelangelo drew full-scale drawings on the wall to work out details.
In one area, the author found a series of tic marks, which he speculates was Michelangelo’s way of keeping track of his time so he could get paid by the Medici family.